Veterinary instrument.



NO. 835,688. PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906. G. W. READ.

VETERINARY INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1905.

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VETERINARY INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application filed August 7,1905. Serial No. 272,955.

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. READ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harvard, in the county of Clay and State of N ebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Veterinary Instruments,

' easily introduced into the vagina of the animal and to lie around andgrasp the muzzle or other conveniently-presented portion of the fetusand to means for contracting and holding said fingers in position. Eachfinger has formed on its free end an inwardly and downwardly bent hookwhich engages the skin of the fetus and prevents slipping.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application,Figure 1 is a view of my invention in its expanded posi tion. Fig. 2 isa view showing the fingers partially contracted. Figs. 3 and 4 arefragmentary views showing the manner of contracting one pair of fingersmore than the others.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A represents a wooden handlesuitable for grasping with the hand, and same is bored and fer ruled toreceive the fingers B B and C C. These fingers are formed of fiatspring-metal bars, are arranged in pairs the members of which areoppositely placed, and are tempered to spring outwardly or away fromeach other with the greatest divergence at their free ends, as shown inFig. 1. The ends of these fingers are bent inwardly and downwardly, asat b a, respectively, and have sufficient edge to effectively grasp andhold against slippage the skin of the fetus. Connected with the fingersby a ring (1 is a lever D, which is formed from a wire rod, and anaddition to the ring cl at one end has a ring (1 at the other end, whichis adapted to be grasped by the finger of the user or operator. The ringd encircles the fingers B C loosely, so that it may be slid along sameand cause the fingers to contract, as shown in Fig. 2. When the lowerend of the lever is moved outwardly, as shown in Figs'. 3 and 4, it willcause two of the fingers or the members of one pair to contract morethan the other two, depending upon the direction of movement of thelever.

In using this instrument the fingers, ring (Z, and lever are thoroughlyoiled, and with the parts, as shown in Fig. 2, it is introduced into thevagina of the animals, when the lever is retracted, thus allowing thefingers to expand and permitting the operator to push them over themuzzle or other presented portion of the fetus, and when this is donethe lever is pushed outwardly from the handle until the ends of thefingers are brought in firm contact with the fetus, whereupon theinstrument is drawn back and the fetus is removed. If for any reason itbe desired to contract one pair of the fingers more than the other pair,this is done by moving the lever outwardly or at angle to the fingers,as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The simplicity of construction of this device renders it easy tomanipulate, not liable to break, and adaptable to the conditions usuallypresent when such instruments are needed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A veterinary instrument comprising a handle, a plurality of fingerssecured to said handle and adapted to spring outwardly at their freeends, said fingers terminating in inwardly and downwardly bent hooks, aring slidably mounted on and surrounding said fingers, and a leverrigidly secured to said ring and having a free outer end to permit it tobe swung at an angle to said fingers and cause the ring to contract someof said fingers more than others.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. READ. Witnesses:

S. B. McBRInE, MosEs HARTLEY.

